# Francis Plaza

> Francis Plaza is a pre-seed investor at Talino Fintech Foundry backing Software and Education. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Talino Fintech Foundry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talino-labs-venture)
- Location: Makati, Philippines
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ph.linkedin.com/in/plazaf
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fplaza
- Website: https://paymongo.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlazaFrancis

Francis Plaza is a pre-seed investor at Talino Fintech Foundry in Makati focused on Software and Education. Francis Plaza currently works as an Advisor to the Boards for PayMongo. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $125k–$228k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Education | 2 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 17% |
| Content | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Angel | 1 | 17% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 3 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gretel.co | Gretel is a B2B SaaS connecting people with all the in-company information they need to do their jobs through their favourite applications, which can be found in the Gretel Store. | $150K | Angel | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| AcadArena | AcadArena is building student gaming communities across Southeast Asia. | $227.5K | Pre-Seed | Jul 09, 2021 |  |
| NextPay | NextPay is an alternative to bank accounts for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Its platform enables companies to collect customer payments via digital invoices, manage their cash, and pay their employees, suppliers, or bills in batches to any bank or e-wallet. | $125K | Pre-Seed | Mar 22, 2021 |  |
| NextPay | NextPay is an alternative to bank accounts for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Its platform enables companies to collect customer payments via digital invoices, manage their cash, and pay their employees, suppliers, or bills in batches to any bank or e-wallet. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2021 |  |
| Gumroad | Gumroad owns and operates an online service through which users can buy and sell digital goods such as design templates and source codes. | $5M | Equity Crowdfunding | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| Avion School | Avion School is a provider of software coaching services. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bay Wharf Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-wharf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Buko Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buko-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Committee Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-committee) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fourth Realm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fourth-realm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Talino Fintech Foundry

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Talino Venture Labs is a global venture studio for inclusive fintech.

5 contacts available at Talino Fintech Foundry.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alcala Ana Iris | Senior Copy & Comms Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alcala-ana-iris |
| Francis Plaza | Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-plaza |
| Mark Colentava | Product Development Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-colentava |
| Niña Terol | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ni%C3%B1a-terol |
| Raphael John Oriel | Head of Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raphael-john-oriel |

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## FAQ

### What does Francis Plaza invest in?

Francis Plaza invests primarily in Software, Education and Gaming startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Francis Plaza's check size?

Francis Plaza typically joins rounds of $125k–$228k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Francis Plaza participates in.

### When did Francis Plaza last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Francis Plaza closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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